Some aspects of the reproductive biology of Hilsa Shad, Tenualosa ilisha from the Persian Gulf and rivers of Khouzestan Province of Iran were analyzed. A total of 485 fish were sampled by gillnet from landing center of Arvand (AR) and Bahmanshir (BR) rivers during period of April 2010 to September 2010. Reproductive characteristic of T.ilisha showed that sex ratio is M: F=1:2, in PG, AR and BR....

In recent years, attaining gonadal maturation in smaller Hilsa ( Tenualosa ilisha ) has become a burning issue for fishery of Bangladesh. Causes early are not yet clearly understood. Along with environmental parameters, genetic differentiation within the population was hypothesized as main driver, and therefore, assessing correlation between gonadosomatic index (GSI) factors analyzing diversity...

Sarawak is well known with its Terubok which scientifically as Tropical shad Tenualosa. In Sarawak, there are two types of Tenualosa that found namely toli and macura. However, due to the overexploitation heavy fishing terubok, total catch landing has been declining. Therefore, main objective this study investigate potential establishing sustainable terubok fisheries in order sustain population...